参考答案和解析
正确答案：
paid up
解析：
这里表示我付清了租车公司从信用卡里索取的800英镑的费用，而对此事我并没有表现得很生气，相反，我还报之一笑。
【录音原文】
Every traveler has a tale to tell about bad driving. These are usually exaggerated (1)?? ??accounts of life on the main streets of cities where the motorists are crazy and traffic lights are treated as colorful (2) decorations.
It all happened on a Sunday April morning. I (3) signaled my intention to turn left into a side road and paused as the oncoming traffic cleared. But as I drove across the road, an elderly man driving a battered Renault 12 chose to overtake me (4) rather than pass on the inside. There was a fearful bang and my car was pushed sideways. I felt groggy and bruised and was taken to hospital in the back seat of a police car. There my spleen was removed. Fortunately, though, my recovery was steady and (5) complete.
But that’s not the end of the tale. Yes, I had taken out insurance and it covered my medical expenses, (6)?? ??accommodation while I recovered and my flights home. However, as always, there was a catch to it. I had (7)?? ??foolishly hired my car from a backstreet firm called Kavis that had been recommended by the hotel front desk. I was assured that I had full insurance cover, but Kavis (8) charged my credit card ￡800 on the day of the accident. My solicitor took advice on the form I had signed. Being in a hurry at the time, I hadn’t (9)?? ??bothered to get it translated.
“Mr. Balmer was stupid to sign this document,” it read. I (10)?? ??paid up with a smile. After all, I am still alive!
take out拿出，取出
there was a catch to it这里面有圈套
full insurance cover全保
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